The Veteran's unauthorized private medical services provided at Morton Plant Hospital from October 24, 2007 to October 26, 2007 are considered emergency treatment as no VA facility accepted him after he was notified and had the ability to be transferred. The Board grants payment or reimbursement of these costs.
The deciding factor: The VAMC failed to act upon the Veteran's transfer request from Morton Plant Hospital despite reasonable attempts by both parties to facilitate it, making this emergency treatment eligible for VA reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1023797
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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